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[December 19, 2014]  DECATUR - Millikin University’s football team has named its 2014 varsity letter and award winners.

Junior wide receiver Brady Cufaude (Pekin, H.S.) was named the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player and Wide Receiver\Tight End of the Year while senior linebacker Andy Roth (Naperville, Joliet Catholic H.S.) earned the Most Valuable Defensive Player Award, Linebacker of the Year and Blue Helmet awards. Punter senior Grant Shreve (Zionsville, Ind., H.S.) earned the Most Valuable Special Teams Player Award.

Junior offensive lineman Anthony Berkman (Medinah, Lake Park West H.S.) won the Big Blue’s Offensive Lineman of the Year. Sophomore Travis Goveia (Downs, Tri-Valley H.S.) was named the Defensive Lineman of the Year.

Senior Justin Brooks (Bloomington, H.S.) was named the Offensive Back of the Year and senior cornerback Mike Blakely (St. Louis, Mo., Hazelwood West H.S.) was named the Defensive Back of the Year.

Wide receiver Logan Podowicz (Clifton, Central H.S.) was named the Most Valuable Freshman-Offense and linebacker Nikia Averitte (Indianapolis, Indiana, Lawrence Central H.S.) was named the Most Valuable Freshman –Defense.

Letter winners are listed below with asterisks indicating the number of letters earned.

Seniors

  • Defensive end Wesley Beach (Forsyth, Maroa-Forsyth H.S.)
  • Defensive back Mike Blakely (Hazelwood, Mo., H.S.)
  • Running back Justin Brooks (Bloomington, H.S.)
  • Quarterback Mike Emanuelson (Hometown, Oak Lawn H.S.)
  • Wide Receiver Jerry Maddox (Barnhart, Missouri, Windsor H.S.)
  • Offensive lineman Mitchell McElroy (Mt. Zion, H.S.)
  • Linebacker Andy Roth (Naperville, Joliet Catholic Academy)
  • Punter Grant Shreve (Zionsville, Ind., H.S.)

Juniors

  • Offensive Lineman Anthony Berkman (Medinah, Lane Park West H.S.)
  • Wide Receiver Brady Cufaude (Pekin, H.S.)
  • Linebacker Jake Gates (Mattoon, H.S.)
  • Linebacker Torin Geary (Kankakee, H.S.)
  • Tight End Kyle Leadlove (Belleville, Belleville West H.S.)
  • Quarterback Nick Pippin (Bourbonnais, Bradley Bourbonnais H.S.)
  • Defensive End Adam Rosner (Frankfort, Lincoln Way North H.S.)
  • Wide receiver Taylor Sanders (Marshall, H.S.)

Sophomores

  • Wide receiver CJ Baker (Rochester, H.S.)
  • Defensive back Daniel Beresky (Mapleton, Peotone H.S.)
  • Offensive lineman Austin Brummett (Lincoln, H.S.)
  • Linebacker Chase Fontinel (Bonfield, Herscher H.S.)
  • Defensive end Travis Goveia (Downs, Tri-Valley H.S.)
  • Tight End Jake Kotopka (Bolingbrook, Plainfield East H.S.)
  • Offensive lineman Kybric Lamb (Decatur, Cerro Gordo H.S.)
  • Linebacker Matt Madrigal (Joliet, Joliet Catholic H.S.)

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  • Wide Receiver Sean Maloney (Downers Grove, Nazareth Academy)
  • Offensive lineman Killian Markworth (Colgate, Wisconsin, Arrowhead H.S.)
  • Wide receiver Avante Meriwether (Maryland Heights, Missouri, Parkway Central H.S.)
  • Offensive lineman Glenn Morgan (Elmhurst, York H.S.)
  • Defensive back Mykal Neal (Broadview, Nazareth Academy)
  • Offensive lineman Sean Nicholson (Niles, Notre Dame H.S.)
  • Linebacker Nick Retherford (Foosland, Gibson City Melvin Sibley H.S.)
  • Tight End Tucker Schwengel (Shelbyville, H.S.)
  • Running back Jacoby Sims (Hoffman Estates, Conant H.S.)
  • Kicker Chayce Volpert (Chatham, Glenwood H.S.)

Freshmen

  • Linebacker Nikia Averitte (Indianapolis, Indiana, Lawrence Central H.S.)
  • Matthew Briddick (Seatonville, Hall H.S.)
    Vince Colbert (Blue Island, Eisenhower H.S.)
  • Defensive back Jalen Easler (Indianapolis, Indiana, Lawrence Central H.S.)
  • Running back Patrick Ganley (Rossville, Bismarck Henning H.S.)
  • Offensive lineman Jordan Hughes (Alsip, Dwight D. Eisenhower H.S.)
  • Defensive back Steve Isbell (Bement, Cerro Gordo Bement H.S.)
  • Offensive lineman Erik Ivery (Addison, Glenbard East H.S.)
  • Defensive back Demetreeus Loper (Indianapolis, Indiana, Lawrence Central H.S.)
  • Defensive lineman James Jones (Indianapolis, Indiana, Lawrence Central H.S.)
  • Quarterback Brendan Moore (St. Louis, Missouri, Mehlville H.S.)
  • Linebacker Devin Orell (Bishop, Georgia, Oconee H.S.)
  • Offensive lineman Nick Perry (Bolingbrook, H.S.)
  • Wide receiver Logan Podowicz (Clifton, Central H.S.)
  • Wide receiver\Defensive back Chase Robbins (Normal, Normal Community H.S.)
  • Defensive back Lavante Smith (Belleville, Belleville West H.S.)
  • Long snapper Tyrin White (Rantoul, Rantoul Township H.S.)

For more information on Big Blue football go to http://athletics.millikin.edu/index.aspx?path=football&

[Bryan Marshall, Millikin University]

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